Pope meets missionary pastor of Gaza's Catholics

August 29, 2014

Pope Francis met on August 29 with an Argentine missionary priest who serves the tiny Catholic community in the Gaza Strip.

Father Jorge Hernandez Zanni, an Incarnate Word missionary, told Vatican Radio that the Pontiff urged him to encourage his parishioners "to be the salt of the earth in the land of Gaza."

 

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Further information:

• The closeness of the pastor (L'Osservatore Romano)
• Pope meets with Gaza priest: a moment of grace and hope (Vatican Radio)